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Archive for February, 2008

Smoking Popes play tonight

Friday, February 29th, 2008
Filed under: events, music

I already told you, so this is just a reminder.
Get out there, show them some love and convince them it’s better to be an Elgin band than a Chicago one.
Doors open at 7pm at Clearwater Theater, downtown Dundee. 18 and older allowed in.
The original video for their biggest hit, I Need You Around:

The same song […]

Who would kill the electric car?

Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Filed under: downtown

Electric cars recharge at the Gail Borden Public Library. Photo:Todd Martin/FVEAA

A mass market electric car has had a troubled history:
* GM spent more than $1 billion developing the EV1 including significant sums on marketing and incentives to develop a mass market for it.
* Only 800 vehicles […]

Everyone should get a rebate

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Filed under: Uncategorized

By way of the Lao Voices blog, if you know of people who do not normally pay federal income taxes or file income tax returns, namely elderly people receiving Social Security payments, they may not be aware that they qualify for the $600 tax rebate provided for by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.
Even […]

Some great libraries

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Filed under: arts, downtown

The current issue of Architectural Record showcases three libraries that were recently completed.
The first of these is the Hercules Public Library in Hercules, California. It’s a 21,000 sqft building, completed at a cost of $10.4M.

Hercules has a diverse ethnic community, and 42 percent of its families have children under the age of 18. HGA’s […]